NC State Looking For Their Fifth Straight Win As They Travel To Atlanta To Take On Georgia Tech
NC State who is led by first year head coach Kevin Keatts will be going for their fifth straight win Thursday night when they visit Georgia Tech.
NC State comes into their game with Georgia Tech with a record of 20-9 and 10-6 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. "according to http://gopack.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball and has reeled off four straight wins with their most recent win coming against twenty fifth ranked Florida State.
The NC State men's basketball team secured its fifth win over a top-25 opponent this season as it shot a blistering 59.1 percent from beyond the arc to propel the Pack to a 92-72 win over No. 25 Florida State Sunday night inside PNC Arena. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/2/25/mens-basketball-hot-shooting-propels-pack-to-victory-over-no-25-florida-state.aspx?path=mbball
The victory moved NC State to 20-9 overall and 10-6 in the ACC while the Seminoles fall to 19-9 and 8-8 in conference play. The Wolfpack's 92 points was the most its ever scored against FSU, topping its previous best of 90 which it achieved in 1990. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/2/25/mens-basketball-hot-shooting-propels-pack-to-victory-over-no-25-florida-state.aspx?path=mbball
The Pack has now won four consecutive regular season ACC games for the first time since 2006."according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/2/25/mens-basketball-hot-shooting-propels-pack-to-victory-over-no-25-florida-state.aspx?path=mbball
NC State finished the game shooting 50 percent from the field (33-for-66), marking the first time NC State has shot 50 percent or better from the field in five consecutive ACC games a stretch of games during the 1986 season (Feb. 5 to Feb. 23)."according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/2/25/mens-basketball-hot-shooting-propels-pack-to-victory-over-no-25-florida-state.aspx?path=mbball
Allerik Freeman led the Wolfpack with 25 points on 7-for-13 shooting, Torin Dorn added 19 on 8-for-14 from the field and Sam Hunt connected on four-for-four three-point attempts to end with 14 points. Markell Johnson finished with 12 points and tied his career high in three-pointers made, going 3-of-4. "according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/2/25/mens-basketball-hot-shooting-propels-pack-to-victory-over-no-25-florida-state.aspx?path=mbball
Freeman has led the Pack in scoring in every game during the current four-game win streak. " according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/2/25/mens-basketball-hot-shooting-propels-pack-to-victory-over-no-25-florida-state.aspx?path=mbball
Hunt's perfect night from three made it the second-straight contest he has been perfect from beyond the arc; against Boston College on Feb. 20 he also went 4-of-4 to give him a streak of eight three-pointers made. In his last four games, Hunt is now 14-of-17 from three."according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/2/25/mens-basketball-hot-shooting-propels-pack-to-victory-over-no-25-florida-state.aspx?path=mbball
Omer Yurtseven went an efficient 6-for-7 to add 13 points and a team high eight rebounds. Braxton Beverly led the team in assists with eight and Allerik Freeman's four steals were a team and career high.
The Seminoles never led as the Pack controlled the tempo from the outset, earning its first double-figure lead with 12:41 remaining in the first half after a Johnson layup. The Pack's biggest lead in the first half came with 2:15 remaining following a Torin Dorn layup, giving it a 45-25 advantage. A Dorn pull-up jumper with 0:03 seconds before halftime saw NC State head into the break with a 48-29 lead; the Seminoles could not contain the Wolfpack's transition game as NC State finished with 15 fast break points compared to the four by Florida State in the half."according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/2/25/mens-basketball-hot-shooting-propels-pack-to-victory-over-no-25-florida-state.aspx?path=mbball
Hunt and Freeman were the story of the second half; Hunt knocked down his first three-pointer with 14:01 left and didn't look back as he netted his three other attempts. The two combined to score 26 points and hit 6-of-7 three-pointers in the second half."according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/2/25/mens-basketball-hot-shooting-propels-pack-to-victory-over-no-25-florida-state.aspx?path=mbball
The Pack's biggest lead was 28 and came with 5:33 left to play following a Freeman three-pointer as it closed the game out to finish with the 92-72 victory."according to http://gopack.com/news/2018/2/25/mens-basketball-hot-shooting-propels-pack-to-victory-over-no-25-florida-state.aspx?path=mbball
Georgia Tech comes into their game with NC State with a record of 11-18 while they're 4-12 in the Atlantic Coast Conference with their most recent loss coming to Clemson on the road at Littlejohn Coliseum on Saturday.
Georgia Tech went cold over the final 10 minutes and watched an 11-point lead evaporate on the way to a 75-67 loss to No. 15 Clemson Saturday afternoon at Littlejohn Coliseum. Josh Okogie who missed a big chunk of that time after collecting his fourth foul, finished with a team-high 22 points. "according to http://www.ramblinwreck.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022418aaa.html
Gabe DeVoe scored 25 points and Shelton Mitchell added 14 as he returned from two games missed with a concussion, and Tigers (21-7, 10-6 Atlantic Coast) ended the game on a 29-14 run after Okogie picked up his fourth foul for the Yellow Jackets (11-18, 4-12) with 11:44 to go. "according to http://www.ramblinwreck.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022418aaa.html
Tech missed 11 of its last 12 shots and turned the ball over four times in the final seven minutes to lose their seventh straight game and 11th of 12. The Tigers ended a three-game losing streak, two of them while Mitchell was recovering from a concussion suffered in the final minute at Florida State on Feb. 14."according to http://www.ramblinwreck.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022418aaa.html
The Yellow Jackets took a 49-38 lead on a 3-pointer by Evan Cole with 15:35 left in the game, but foul trouble started creeping up on Georgia Tech, and coach Josh Pastner had to juggle three of his starters with four fouls in the final five minutes. Cole and fellow freshman Moses Wright both fouled out. "according to http://www.ramblinwreck.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022418aaa.html
DeVoe's 3-pointer with 48 seconds to go closed out an 11-0 run that turned a 61-58 deficit into a 69-61 lead for Clemson. DeVoe's 25 matched his career high he set on Jan. 28 in a 72-70 win at Georgia Tech."according to http://www.ramblinwreck.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022418aaa.html
Clemson led by as much as 10 early in the first half, but Georgia Tech rallied and led by four at halftime."according to http://www.ramblinwreck.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022418aaa.html
BIG PICTURE
Clemson: The Tigers are trying to hang onto something rare for them - a bye into the ACC quarterfinals by finishing in the top four in the standings. With the win, Clemson is guaranteed to be at least tied for fourth place with two games to go. In the 12 seasons since the ACC expanded beyond nine teams, Clemson has started the tournament in the quarterfinals just twice, in 2008 and 2011. "according to http://www.ramblinwreck.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022418aaa.html
Georgia Tech: The Yellow Jackets are locked in to play the first day of the ACC tournament, meaning they will need to win five games in five days. Also, without a miraculous season-ending tournament run, the Yellow Jackets will have their eighth losing record in the past 13 seasons."according to http://www.ramblinwreck.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022418aaa.html
Tip-off is set for 8:00pm from McCamish Pavilion . The game will be televised on the ACC Network. "according to http://gopack.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball